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Cold War The Cold War is a term commonly used to refer to a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc. The term '' cold war'' is used because the ...

( – 1991) was a geopolitical, ideological, and economic struggle after World War II between the United States and the Soviet Union. Cold War may also refer to:

Conflicts

* Cold war (general term) * Phases of the Cold War: ** Cold War (1947–1948) ** Cold War (1948–1953) **

Cold War (1953–1962) The Cold War (1953–1962) discusses the period within the Cold War from the end of the Korean War in 1953 to the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. Following the death of Joseph Stalin earlier in 1953, new leaders attempted to "De-Stalinization, de- ...

** Cold War (1962–1979) **

Cold War (1979–1985) The Cold War from 1979 to 1985 was a late phase of the Cold War marked by a sharp increase in hostility between the Soviet Union and the Western world, West. It arose from a strong denunciation of the Soviet–Afghan War, Soviet invasion of Afgh ...

Cold War (1985–1991) The time period of 1985-1991 marked the final period of the Cold War. This time period is characterized by a period of systemic reform within the Soviet Union, the easing of geopolitical tensions between the Soviet-led bloc and the United State ...

Middle Eastern Cold War (disambiguation) Middle Eastern Cold War may refer to: *The 21st century Iran–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict, sometimes called the Middle East Cold War *The 1952–1991 Arab Cold War, new republics led by Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt and traditionalist kingdoms, led b ...

Second Cold War The Second Cold War, Cold War II, or the New Cold War are terms that refer to heightened political, social, ideological, informational, and military tensions in the 21st century. The term is used in the context of the tensions between th ...

, a term used to describe the second iteration of the Cold War, this time between geopolitical blocs of the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...

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European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been des ...

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Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...

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China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

Media

Film and television

* ''Cold War'' (1951 film), a Disney film starring Goofy * ''Cold War'' (2012 film), a Hong Kong police thriller film * ''Cold War'' (2018 film), a Polish film by Pawel Pawlikowski * ''Cold War'' (TV series), a 1998 documentary series about the Cold War * "Cold War" (''Code Lyoko'' episode) * "Cold War" (''Doctor Who'') * "The Cold War" (''Person of Interest'') *

Temporal Cold War ''Star Trek: Enterprise'', titled simply ''Enterprise'' for its first two seasons, is an American science fiction television series created by Rick Berman and Brannon Braga. It originally aired from September 26, 2001, to May 13, 2005 on Uni ...

, a fictional conflict in the Star Trek universe

Literature

* "Cold War" (short story), a 1957 science fiction short story by Arthur C. Clarke

Music

Cold War (band) Cold War is an American band from Orange County, California, United States, who are signed to notable independent hardcore specialist label, Indecision Records. Their music is described variably as metalcore, hardcore punk and melodic death m ...

, an American hardcore punk band * "Cold War" (song), a 2010 song by Janelle Monáe from ''The ArachAndroid.'' * "Cold War", a song by Death from Above 1979 from ''

You're a Woman, I'm a Machine ''You're a Woman, I'm a Machine'' is the debut studio album by Canadian rock duo Death from Above 1979. It was released October 26, 2004, through Last Gang Records. The album was produced by Al-P who would later work alongside Jesse F. Keeler in ...

'' * "Cold War", a song by Devo from '' Freedom of Choice'' * "Cold War", a song by Funker Vogt from '' Maschine Zeit'' *" * "Cold War", a song by Myka Relocate from ''

Lies to Light the Way '' Lies to Light the Way ''is the second studio album by American metalcore band Myka Relocate. Released on 29 October 2013, the work was produced by Cameron Mizell and published by Artery Recordings. The album ranked No.22 on Top Heatseekers. ...

'' * "Cold War", a song by Styx from '' Kilroy Was Here''

Video games

Cold War (Star Wars) ''Star Wars: The Old Republic'' is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) based in the ''Star Wars'' universe. Developed by BioWare Austin and a supplemental team at BioWare Edmonton, the game was announced on October 21, 20 ...

, a fictional conflict in ''Star Wars: The Old Republic'' * ''Cold War'' (video game), a 2005 computer game developed by Mindware Studios * '' Toy Soldiers: Cold War'', a 2011 XBLA game developed by Signal Studios * '' Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War'', a video game in the ''

Call of Duty ''Call of Duty'' is a first-person shooter video game Media franchise, franchise published by Activision. Starting out in 2003, it first focused on games set in World War II. Over time, the series has seen games set in the midst of the Cold W ...

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Other uses

* Cold War (ice hockey), an outdoor ice hockey game played in 2001 *

The Big Chill at the Big House The Big Chill at the Big House (a.k.a. Cold War II) was an outdoor college ice hockey game played on December 11, 2010, at Michigan Stadium at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. The Michigan Wolverines men's team defeated its rival, the Mic ...

or Cold War II, an ice hockey game